Sync Client

chadwick342

It would be great if we could have a sync client for blackberry or iphone using Funambol. That way our contacts and calendar could sync automatically.

jasiek

Great idea, we would love to have it too 🙂
We looked at Funambol and other SyncML options, however due to limited resources we will not be developing this anytime soon. Probably the first choice will be Adndroid and synchronization of contacts and calendar. iPhone would be next. I am sorry to say this, but Blackberry is dead in its current form.

Read this: http://www.pcworld.com/article/209930/dell_ditches_rim_for_windows_7_blackberrys_bad_year_just_got_worse.html

blushco

Hi guys! Great work and good ideas.

Maybe it is simpler to make a sync module with Google (Calendar&Contacts), since most devices sync with Google.

Regards!

jasiek

We are working on a native Android App that will sync with epesi and allow offline mode. Unfortunately Google Calendar and Contacts have different fields and lack features that we require in our application. For example Contacts are not grouped under a company... calendar event are not assigned to employees or associated with contacts/companies.

Our first version will sync Contacts/Companies, Calendar, Tasks and Phone Calls. Because all those modules are based on RecordBrowser, therefore it will be easy to extend sync feature to all modules based on RecordBrowser. If everything works as planned and admin (or user) will be able to turn on and off which modules (recordsets) will be accessible on a smartphone.

After Android App an iphone/ipad and Android Tablets would be the next logical choice. Blackberry, while still very popular, has an outdated GUI and becasue of it has the lowest priority.

littlebearz

I was actually thinking of writing an io system to dump my .sql file onto the Android phone and then use sqlite and do a diff and update to sync, but the problem is how to secure it t.t

m1byo

it would be good if there was also a simple calendar sync to outlook if possible.

As everyone here keeps their calendar on their phone / outlook up to date and we are trying to add integration of epesi it would be great.

thanks

Ian

ethnar

Hello,

Currently, we have no plans to implement synchronization directly with Outlook or any other application. We simply can't make the time commitment to maintain such feature.

However, we are considering creating iCalendar compatibility module in epesi, allowing users to export/import Calendar entries to/from many different applications. We're hoping that this solution, while feasible on our part, will cover synchronization needs for most of the userbase.

Kind regards,
Arek

m1byo

If we cant have a sync client.

Is it possible to enable EPESI to send outlook / icalendar meeting requests so that users using outlook or other calendaring agents can still be invited to meetings from users within EPESI.

Thanks very much

Ian

ethnar

Hello,

Currently there's no such feature in EPESI. When we were approaching the concept, it appeared that any standards in Calendar synchronization are poorly executed and that for multiple application we'd have to make numerous exception. Granted, this assessment was done some time ago and things might have changed since then, but most likely we won't be able to include such feature in the next release.

Kind regards,
Arek

m1byo

Thanks very much.

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